Category Archives: Religion

BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED

Posted on May 2, 2023 by jmaz479

“In all instances, what religious ideology claims as truth has been handed down over generations from one person to another, with each new storyteller or writer likely adding their own bit of journalistic license to the mix. In the end, … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 3rd, 2023 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH

Posted on March 2, 2023 by jmaz479

“What is the role of the established religions in the arising of the new consciousness? Many people are already aware of the difference between spirituality and religion. They realize that having a belief system – a set of thoughts that … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 12th, 2023 by Nan Yielding in THINGS I NEVER LEARNED IN SUNDAY SCHOOL

Posted on January 11, 2023 by jmaz479

“For over two thousand years, Christians have seen Jesus through the eyes of the gospel writers, believing they were disciples of Jesus and eyewitnesses to the events they described. Many may be surprised, as I was, to learn this is … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED

Posted on December 13, 2022 by jmaz479

“The truth about labels is that they really say nothing about the essence of the person to whom we apply them…What is particularly paradoxical is that of all the labels we humans apply, it is perhaps the “religion” label that … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 1

Posted on February 2, 2022 by jmaz479

“Some of your religions have built up whole theologies around the misconception that God would – or could – create anything imperfect. And that is what it is, literally: a misconception. For anything I conceive – all that to which … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 1

Posted on December 1, 2021 by jmaz479

“All people are special, and all moments are golden. There is no person and there is no time one more special than the other. Many people choose to believe that God communicates in special ways and only with special people. … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 1st, 2021 by John Selby in EXPAND THIS MOMENT

Posted on October 31, 2021 by jmaz479

“Is there any reason not to honor and love yourself as you are right now? I remember sitting many times under the oak trees in Ojai, or in an auditorium in Europe or elsewhere, and listening to Krishnamurti as he … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 4th, 2021 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS

Posted on October 3, 2021 by jmaz479

“The idea that God is angry and must be pacified by means of blood sacrifice and violence against others came from the teachings of Zoroaster, an ancient prophet and religious poet from Babylon. His teachings about an angry, vengeful, and … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 23rd, 2020 by John Randolph Price in LIVING A LIFE OF JOY

Posted on March 22, 2020 by jmaz479

“Why can’t we accept the fact that positive living is the natural way of life? For one thing, orthodox religion has told us something different, which means that we may have to do some deprogramming on ourselves. We have to … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 23rd, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on December 22, 2019 by jmaz479

“When most people think of the word trinity, they think of religious descriptions of “the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” Sadly, it is through translations, misunderstanding, misrepresentation, and perhaps fraud and deception on a monumental scale, that most … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 28th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on October 27, 2019 by jmaz479

“Most group beliefs are based on various interpretations of the Bible, where Christian churches are concerned (each religion has their own foundational documents), and the Bible has some catch-all’s in it that put all such new rules to a test … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 2nd, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on September 2, 2019 by jmaz479

“When I compare religion with spiritualism, it is only to illustrate the difference in the perspectives each mask offers. None of this is to say that religious people are not spiritual, or that you have to either choose to be … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF

Posted on June 24, 2019 by jmaz479

“In the olden days, the idea was that individuals were too weak and sinful to have a meaningful dialogue with God. So, systems were developed whereby people had to use a third party to communicate with God. Once you had … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on May 27, 2019 by jmaz479

“With religion, large groups of people are brought together with a commonly taught belief. These groups believe, among other things, that they share the same beliefs. Since no two people see exactly the same things, however, no two people could … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 11th, 2019 by Eric Butterworth in DISCOVER THE POWER WITHIN YOU

Posted on March 10, 2019 by jmaz479

“To many people religion is synonymous with a church service – a spectacle to witness, a ritual to employ, a prayer book to use once a week. Religion is a badge of conventional respectability. Belonging to the right kind of … Continue reading →

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